Combined bird and insect catcher.



G. H. MARTIN & W. N. ROSS.

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919,907 Patented Apr. 27, 1909.

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counm'nn :s'mn'a-nn msnc'r e'a'rcnnn. I 5' ,To allwhc nfltt may cancel-ii:- Y I Y 'Be it known that we, CHARLES H. MA TIN and WILLIAM N. Ross, citizens of the United 7 States, residing at J acksonvi lle, in the county 5 of Cherokee and State of Texas, have invent- .ed new and useful Improvements in a' Combined Bird and Insect Catcher, of whiehthe,

following is a specification.

This mvention relates to apparatus for 10 collecting birds and. insects 'mechanically',{ and has for its object to provide a device of} this character that will attract birds. or in-" sects together and then draw and' deposi them by means of a current of air into are-'* 'ceptacle by which the birds may be removed and the insects exterminated. [The invention is more particularly designed for catching birds or insects by night, the birds or insects being attracted by a light contained within the device and which re- .flects through the funnel shaped" mouth of the apparatus so that the birds or insects may e readily, drawn within the a paratus fthrough'the medium of a current-o air.

With the above and other objects in view, which will appear as the description pro grosses, the mvention resides in the novel construction and the arrangement 'of parts hereinafter fully described and 'claimed. In the accompanyin .drawmg there has been'illustrated asimp e and preferred embodiment of the device, but it is to be understood that we do not limit ourselves tothe precise structural details therein exhibited as minor details within-the forni and proportion of-the device may bemade when desired.

In the drawing, Fi urel is a longitudinal sectional view throug the casing containing a portion of the improvement, the apparatus 40 being illustrated in elevation. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section upon the line 22 of' Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is, a detail transverse sectional view. upon the line'33 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a plan view of a plurality of the pipe members he employed'in connection with the device.

In the device illustrated the accompanying drawin the apparatus proper is posi-; tioned withm a suita le rectangu ar casing 1, but it is to be understood that thiscasing is not essential in car g out our invention and may be readily dlelpensed with if desired. The casing 1 is'provi ed with a rearwardly extending chute 2 communicating with a 'rej Specification of Letters Patent. Application fled October 1908. Serial No. 467,675;

of birds or insectsdeposited'tliereiii 6.5 ceptacle 3 which is adapted for the reception Fat, te

her hereinafter fully described? Positioned within thecas'ing Iis a suitable A fan casing 4 carrying amortl-iiiarysuction 'fan 5 which is adapted to beurivenws suitable motor .6 which in this case comprises a'plurality of cog wheels ada ted=to" tion' from a suitable sp "i"ilig""-7v understood thatwe do 11:61; lirm ur'selvesto any precise form of 'motb powerxas an' electric'motor, engine or other suitable motive power may be employed if desired.

Secured to and communicating with the fan casing 4 through the medium of the hollow cylindrical -member 8 is the chute 9' through which the birds or insects are adapted to be drawn by the suction fan 5 and to be forced through the outlet 10 of the casing through the chute 2 and into the receptacle 3.

- The chute 9' extends a suitable distance beyond the outer face of the receptacle 1 and is adapted for the reception of a plurality of pipe members which may be jointed or otherwise reinovably connected together to provide a desired length, and the outermost one of these sections is provided with an enlarged annular mouth or offset adapted for the reception of .an annular member ll-pro vided upon the inner reduced extremity of a funnel shaped mouth piece 12. rangement it be noted that the mouth piece'12 may be arranged at any desired dis:

in a man- By this artance away'from the casing 1 and that insects or birds coming into close proximity with the mouth 12 will be drawn therein and through thechute 11, passage 8, fan casing 4, out et 10, chute 2, into the receptacle 3.

In order to attract birds or insects during the night we have provided the chute- 9 with a suitable light containing chamber 14, and the wall of the chute adjacent said chamber with a suitable o ening provided with a glass closure 13 where y the light from the chamber will be directed toward the chute. This chamber 14 is closed upon all sides but is rovided with a small outlet 15 through w 'ch the smoke from the lam be allowed to escape. e chamber 15 is preferably hjng'edly connected with the chute 9 as at 17 and is retained in locked .positionth'rough the medium of a bolt 18 oror candle 16 ma Y other suitable s'ecuringdevice. -By this ar-.

rangementit will be noted that the light. from the candle 16 'isrreflected-through the. n

glass 13 to-the'mouth of the device, through which it will readily shine and attract birds or insects which will be easily drawn therein through the medium of the suction fan 5 of the device.

It will be'noted that the outermost pipe .section 19- and reduced portion 11 of the mouth member 12 are connected together by loose annular members one overlying the other. By this arrangement the bell mouth 12 may be directed at any desired angle, and in order to retain the mouth in its relation with the pipe section 19, we have provided a flexible collar 20, which will not only retain the mouth and the pipe section in proper engagement with each other but will effect ively prevent the light from shining through the joint of the members.

Ha thus fully described the invention what is c aimed as new is:

In a device for the purpose set forth, a re-. ceptacle, a chute connected with said receptacle, a casing connected with the chute, a fan casing containing a fan connected with the chute, means for driving the fan, a second chute connected with the fan casing, atransparent member upon this chute, a. light chamber above the transparent member, detachable pipe sections connected with the chute, a ell-shaped mouth for the outermost pipe section, and a flexible connection between the said mouth and said pipe section.

In testimony whereof we afiix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

' CHARLES H. MARTIN.

WILLIAM N. ROSS. Witnesses:

C. M. REAGAN, T. B. HUNT. 

